Desk attachment.



No. 635,585. Patented out. 24, I899. n. B. PETERSON.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 635,585, dated October 24, 189'9. Application filed January 9,1899- Serial No. 101,585. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, DAVID L. B. PETERSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at East Orange, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Desk Attachments; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The objects of this invention are to provide a desk attachment which will provide storage facilities for pens, ink, stamps, andsimilar articles connected with literary or accountants work, &c., to enable the said articles to be kept conveniently at hand without cumbering the table or writing-surfaces of the desk, to provide increased room for papers, books, 850., on said surface, and to secure other advantages and results, some of which may be referred to hereinafter in connection with the description of the working parts.

The invention consists in the improved desk attachment and in the arrangements and combinations of parts of the same, all substantially as will be hereinafter set forth, and finally embraced in the clauses of the claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each of the several views, Figure 1 is a perspective View of an ordinary writing-desk having my attachment Fig. 2 is a perspective view, on an enlarged scale, of the said attachment in its preferred form disconnected from said desk. Fig. 3 is a plan of said attachment. Fig. 4=is a section of the same, taken at line at, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectionalview of a penholder adapted to be arranged in said attachment separable therefrom. Fig. 6 is a plan of the said attachment, showing a modi fied form of construction. Fig. 7 is a section of the same, taken at line 2. Fig. 8 is a detail plan of a slide adapted to be employed in connection with the modified attachment and showing an ink-well hole or receptacle therein.

In said drawings, a indicates a writingdesk such as is commonly employed in business oifices. This may be of any usual construction, but ordinarily is provided with a writing table or surface ct, above which, toward the rearof the desk, is formed a collection of partitions 0. forming pigeon-holes for papers, documents, &c. Below this collection of partitions ordinarily is a space a between the collection of pigeon-holes and writing-surface, and within this space on said surface is commonly arranged the inkstand and receptacle for pens, &c. By this older arrangement considerable inconvenience has been occasioned because of the distance of the inkstand from the hand of the writer and becauseof the liability of said inkstand and pen-receptacle becoming overlaid with papers, &c., and for other reasons, and to avoid these objections I have provided an ink-well and pen -receptacle adapted to be secured above the said space a to the partition a so that the said ink-well and receptacles will be nearer and more accessible and convenient to the hand and a larger unoccupied space will be formed upon the table or surface upon which the writer is working. WVith these ends in view my invention provides in its preferred form, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and i, a bed plate or board I), which is preferably of wood and of a thickness of an inch and a quarter, more or less, and of a length about equal to the width of the partition a so that said plate or board b will lie at the front end substantially flush with said partition a and at the back end engage or nearly engage the Vertical rear partition at the back of the desk. Between the upper and lower surfaces of this plate or board 1) the same is provided with a series of longitudinal horizontal borings b five-eighths of an inch, more or less, in diameter, which borings b extend substantially the full length of the said board and open out through the opposite ends thereof. Said borings serve as receptacles for separable or removable pen-tubes c, said pen-tubes fitting the walls of said borings with more or less closeness.

At the back of the pen-tubes within the same are arranged adjustable corks or blocks 0, which fit with more or less closeness at the interior of said tubes and are adjustable therein, serving as stops for the pens and holders, whereby the latter will be prevented from passing so deep into the tubes as to reuder it inconvenient to grasp the same for subsequent removal.

In lieu of cork blocks I may employ other material, such as a brush or bristle, a sponge, or other porous material adapted to permit the pen-point to be thrust therein and the ink to be absorbed thereby to clean the pen and prevent the ink from rusting or otherwise damaging the pen.

At the opposite longitudinal sides of the thick board having the borings are secured side pieces cl d. The upper edges of these side pieces are arranged substantially flush with the top of said board and their lower edges project down below the lower side of said board an inch and a half, more or less. I also secure to the back end of said board a rear piece e, which also projects downward below the board. Between the side pieces is fitted a thin bottom piece or plate f, which forms with the board 1), side pieces (Z (Z, and rear piece e a drawer receptacle or slideway into which a drawer g is arranged. At the front ends of said board, side pieces, and bot tom plate is arranged a front plate f. This is preferably of metal, such as brass, and is preferably highly polished or otherwise properly finished. The said front plate is perforated with an oblong opening to coincide with the slideway or receptacle for the drawer and above said oblong perforation or opening with a series of round openings coinciding with the ends of the borings in the thick block. Through said round perforations or borings are inserted the pen-tubes o, the latter being provided at their front extremities with projecting flanges or beads 0 which limit the insertion of said tubes in the borings and give a finish thereto at the front of the attachment. The drawer adapted to be inserted in the drawer-receptacle, is provided at the front with a metallic front plate g, which is somewhat larger than the oblong drawer perforation and serves to limit the insertion of the drawer in its slideways. The said drawer g is provided with a series or collection of vertical partitions g dividing the interior into a collection of apartments for pencils, postage-stamps, unused pens, seals, sealing-wax, dac.

Below the bottom plate f is arranged an ink-well receptacle h. This comprises, preferably, a plate It, either of metal or wood, in the latter event composed of layers or veneers the grains of which cross, the said veneers being suitably glued or otherwise fastened together. The said plate 7?. is pivoted upon a bolt, pin, or the like 11 to the bottom plate f, and the said ink-well receptacle is thus adapted to turn upon the pivot, as will be clearly understood upon reference to Fig. 3. The said ink-well receptacle 7?. in this preferred construction has a pair of perforations of ample size to receive the flanged ink-wells j, and at a point back of the line in which the centers of the two perforations lie the said Ward of the body of the attachment, in which position the said ink-wells will be uncovered and permit access to the ink. By continuing the pivotal movement of the said plate the said ink-wells will again enter beneath the bottom plate, and thus will be covered by said bottom plate, whereby the ink will be prevented from evaporating and accumulating dust. At the same time the finger-piece 72. will be brought to project beyond the front plate, where it can be used in bringing the ink-wells to the front with convenience and ease. The upper edge of the front plate of the receptacle projects a quarter of an inch, more or less, above the upper face of the thick board I), as indicated in Fig. 4, and is thereat perforated so that screws may be passed therethrough into the partition a and at the back of the said board I have arranged a small pin or pins Z, adapted to be thrust into the rear vertical partition of the desk, and thus the said attachment can be fixed to the desk with great ease by one skilled in carpentry or the cabinetmakers art.

The front plate f may be attached to the board, side plate, and bottom plate of the attachment by screws or by any other suitable means.

I am aware that various modifications may be madein the construction of my improved device without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention, and to illustrate this fact I have shown in Figs. 6, 7, and 8 a modified construction, in which it appears that in stead of a single drawer I may employ a series of drawers in the body of the attachment, that the number of tubular sliding pen-receptacles may be varied in number, and to show that instead of a pivotal ink-well receptacle I'may employ a sliding ink-well receptacle or a plurality of such ink-well receptacles working independently of one another. When said sliding receptacles are employed, I provide upon the bottom board f suitable slideways m, of wood or other material, which are attached to said bottom board by screws or other means.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is 1. The desk attachment for stationers sundries, comprising a board having means at its opposite ends for attachment to a desk, said board being provided with borings in which pen-tubes are inserted, the latter having adj ustable blocks at their inner ends, a drawer, opening out from the board at the same end thereof as the tubes are open to receive the pens, an ink-well suspended beneath said drawer and movable back and forth to be covered and uncovered, a pin Z, at one end of the board and a plate f, at the front providing means for suspending the board from the horizontal partition of the desk, substantially as set forth. 7

2. In a receptacle for Stationers sundries attachable to a desk, a board having a series of borings,separable pen-tubes fitted into said borings and having stop beads or flanges at the front ends, substantially as set forth.

3. In a receptacle for stationers sundries attachable to a desk, a board having a series of borings extending from end to end of the board, separable tubes fitting said borings and removable therefrom, and blocks 0, adjustable in said tubes, substantially as set forth.

4. The improved desk attachment,compris ing a board having horizontal borings, side and bottom pieces attached to said board and forming a draWer-slideway therewith,a drawer arranged in said slideway and an ink-Well receptacle arranged beneath said bottom piece, a pin Z, at the rear of the attachment adapted to be thrust into the vertical partition of the desk and a plate attached to the front of said attachment and providing means for suspending the board from a horizontal partition of said desk, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 6th day of December, 1898.

DAVID L, B. PETERSON.

Witnesses:

CHARLES H. PELL, RUSSELL M. EVERETT. 

